A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Tehama$1,570/mo

Typical home $278K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $988/mo · Housing →

Del Dios$5,530/mo

Typical home $969K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $2,706/mo · Housing →

The difference: $3,960 a month, about $47,600 a year, between Del Dios and Tehama.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

TehamaDel Dios

Snow a year0″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th 69th

Outdoors & history

TehamaDel Dios

Trails4 mi —

Conserved land0.9%—

Settled1906 —

National Register places1 —

Archive photos4 —

Community

TehamaDel Dios

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

554 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TehamaCA Del DiosCA

Tehama ↔ Del Dios554 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs California average

TehamaDel Dios

People

Population 366Lowest 379Highest

Median age 52.1±11.2Lowest 37% above CA 57.2±9.7Highest 51% above CA

Del Dios and Tehama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 20.2%±10.5Highest CA: 22% 10%±12.8Lowest CA: 22%

Tehama and Del Dios are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 26%±2.7Lowest CA: 15.7% 35.4%±9.5Highest CA: 15.7%

Del Dios and Tehama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 44%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±3.8Highest CA: 7.6% 1.6%±4.5Lowest CA: 7.6%

Tehama and Del Dios are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $70,893±$16k 28% below CA —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $318,900±$51kLowest 57% below CA $968,800±$190kHighest 32% above CA

Rentmedian gross, monthly $988±$814Lowest 51% below CA $2,706±$1kHighest 33% above CA

Del Dios and Tehama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,467Lowest 71% below CA $5,417Highest 6% above CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.5%±54.2Highest CA: 55.3% 37.9%±51.3Lowest CA: 55.3%

Tehama and Del Dios are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 2.7%Lowest CA: 12% 4.2%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.5%Highest CA: 55.9% 66.5%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1962Highest 14 yrs older than CA 1944Lowest 32 yrs older than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 34% below CA 39 minHighest 37% above CA

Work from home 13.9%±12.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 24%±20.4Highest CA: 17.2%

Del Dios and Tehama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.20Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Chico (9%)San Diego (39%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Del DiosFew work in Tehama

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 4.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.2Lowest 211Highest

California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Tehama vs Del Dios

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $3,960 more a month in Del Dios

What daily life feels like in each

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